<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>The Scotsman Dumfries and Borders</title>    <link>https://www.scotsman.com/regions/dumfries-and-borders/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from The Scotsman Dumfries and Borders and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:24:13 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-23T09:24:13Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.scotsman.com/regions/dumfries-and-borders/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Tour De France in Scotland 2027: All you need to know from the £14,000 bikes to how to get tickets]]></title>          <link>https://www.scotsman.com/sport/other-sport/tour-de-france-2027-in-scotland-everything-you-need-to-know-9303302</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>They will be riding £14,000 bikes at up to 60mph or more, attracting some 3.5 billion viewers across the world - welcome to the Tour de France.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:38:19 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9303302</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.scotsman.com/jpim-static/image/2026/10/22/10/04/Tim-Merlier-wins-in-Dunkerque-Credit-ASO-Charly-Lpez.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ASO &amp; Charly López</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Tour de France is coming to Edinburgh as the Capital becomes the first ever Scottish location to host the Grand Départ of the historic race. -  (ASO &amp; Charly López)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alastair Dalton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-22T12:38:19+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Other Sport]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The start of the Tour de France 2027 route through Edinburgh city centre revealed]]></title>          <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/the-start-of-the-tour-de-france-2027-route-through-edinburgh-city-centre-revealed-9303042</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>“Grand Depart” of largest free sporting event in British history will be from the Palace of Holyroodhouse on July 2, 2027</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:46:44 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9303042</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.scotsman.com/jpim-static/image/2026/01/15/17/03/Tour-de-France-Scotland-map.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=1%2C0%2C336%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Tour de France</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alastair Dalton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-22T09:46:44+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Transport]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>